PC Build as *cheap as possible*

[Rex_in_tenebris]

Hey everyone,

I could use some help. So my girlfriend wants a PC for gaming however I'm going back to school and we are saving money for a place together, we are in NH so no sales tax but whats the cheapest way we can get her gaming in 2018 with decent performance. I have a GTX 760 2GB that we can use for her. I've been looking at just getting a used DELL Optiplex and throwing the GPU in there but honestly this is the first time I've ever really been on a hardcore Budget. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Also I'm and IT Specialist so Windows is something I can get for free so no issue there. 

 

Thanks

 

EDIT: We have about $200 to spend ATM, but the cheaper we can spend the better, Thanks

[Shimejii]

helps if you say the budget ;P

[Yugen]

Depends on what game she'll play. I recommend watching scrapyard wars to have some idea.

[Rex_in_tenebris]

1 minute ago, jrsaninipot said:

Depends on what game she'll play. I recommend watching scrapyard wars to have some idea.

The most demanding game She play's is probably GTA V, other then that its nothing crazy, Terraria, The Sims, Fortnite and occasionally Overwatch. But good idea, Thank you

[RAM555789]

Sometimes it can be cheaper to get a pre-built off Amazon, but it really depends on the budget and what you want it to do.

[Rex_in_tenebris]

5 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

helps if you say the budget ;P

Adjusted the original post to include a budget, Thanks

[Herman Mcpootis]

grab this and you should be good to go:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precision-Workstation-T3500-Xeon-W3530-2-8ghz-12GB-DVDRW-500GB-HD-FX580/253850752968?hash=item3b1aaf17c8:g:NLMAAOSwGeRayP5N

 

[seon123]

1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

grab this and you should be good to go:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precision-Workstation-T3500-Xeon-W3530-2-8ghz-12GB-DVDRW-500GB-HD-FX580/253850752968?hash=item3b1aaf17c8:g:NLMAAOSwGeRayP5N

 

The 760 is a 170W card, so they might need to upgrade the PSU. 

[RAM555789]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The 760 is a 170W card, so they might need to upgrade the PSU. 

Theres room in the budget to put a new PSU in there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $39.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-10 12:02 EDT-0400

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

2 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The 760 is a 170W card, so they might need to upgrade the PSU. 

a google search says the T3500 PSU can go 500w max on the 12v rails, but i'm not sure if he'll need an dual molex to 6-pin connector.

[LogicWeasel]

OP have you taken a look at your local craigslist (or other things like LetGo, Kajiji, etc)?  Also some colleges sell off their old computers on the cheap so if the one you're going to has something you may get lucky and find a tower that'll fit a full-size video card.

[LogicWeasel]

I did some scouring of Newegg to see if anything could compete with what Herman found on ebay.  Here's another 2 options for your consideration:

 

$105 - has i5 - 2400 (SandyBridge quad CPU, a bit newer than the Xeon in the ebay build but comes with only 160GB HDD): https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAJ26YA8552

 

$155 - i5 - 3470 (IvyBridge quad CPU, another year newer than above and it comes with a 500GB HDD) : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAJ275B5969

[Rex_in_tenebris]

4 minutes ago, LogicWeasel said:

I did some scouring of Newegg to see if anything could compete with what Herman found on ebay.  Here's another 2 options for your consideration:

 

$105 - has i5 - 2400 (SandyBridge quad CPU, a bit newer than the Xeon in the ebay build but comes with only 160GB HDD): https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAJ26YA8552

 

$155 - i5 - 3470 (IvyBridge quad CPU, another year newer than above and it comes with a 500GB HDD) : https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAAJ275B5969

Got the 8GB Sandy Bridge Pc, this is only temporary until I Graduate my current program and we get place together, So It will do, we'll Build her one down the line. Thanks so much everyone